Nor'West News: August 09, 2016
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Tuesday [Edition datE] <strong>August</strong> 9 <strong>2016</strong><br />
HealTH & BeauTY<br />
NOR’WEST NEWS<br />
Keeping TracK<br />
Of YOur HealTH<br />
Lets take a look at the new fitness sensation Fitbit. What is it and<br />
how does it work? Most importantly,<br />
how do we incorporate it into our fitness regime?<br />
Fitbit consists of a family of products<br />
designed to track every part of your day<br />
– including activity, exercise, food, weight<br />
and sleep – to help you stay motivated,<br />
and see how small steps make a big<br />
impact. There’s something for every taste,<br />
budget and technical requirement from<br />
the everyday category of wrist bands to<br />
performance-specific watches.<br />
All Fitbit products track steps, distance,<br />
calories burned and active minutes. All<br />
but the most basic Fitbit also track sleep<br />
patterns. At the performance end of the<br />
range you’ll also have access to things<br />
like heart rate and GPS tracking. All of<br />
the products feature wireless syncing and<br />
online and mobile tools, such as the Fitbit<br />
app to help track your exercise, sleep,<br />
hydration and food, and connect with<br />
friends.<br />
Seeing your progress can really help<br />
you realise what’s possible, and investing<br />
in a Fitbit may help to take you on the<br />
next step of your health and fitness<br />
journey.<br />
Fitbit was built on the premise that<br />
fitness is not just about gym time; it’s<br />
about all the time. So, it can be a great<br />
addition to your fitness regime.<br />
There are many things to consider when choosing a<br />
health and fitness regime to follow through with.<br />
for example:<br />
• What type of exercise to choose: indoor, outdoor or a mixture of both? Running, walking,<br />
cycling, swimming, yoga, pilates, dancing, group fitness, a team sport, or something else?<br />
• Who to exercise with: just yourself, with a buddy, in a group, or to enlist the help of a<br />
personal trainer?<br />
• What nutrition guidelines to follow: enlist the help of a nutritionist, or just cut back on<br />
processed food, for example?<br />
• Balance: how will you ensure you get a good balance of enough rest and recovery as well as<br />
the right frequency, duration and intensity of exercise?<br />
• Motivation: how will you motivate yourself to get out the door in the first place?!<br />
Professional advice from a registered exercise professional should always be your first port<br />
of call. They can help get you set up with an appropriate personalised programme, help you<br />
with exercise techniques, and help you stay accountable to your goals.<br />
Once you’re in the swing of things you may find you want some extra assistance to ramp<br />
up your progress towards your goals. investing in a Fitbit could help you to achieve this,<br />
especially if you’re a ‘details’ person who likes to be well organised and able to measure<br />
progress from<br />
each and every workout. Similarly, if you find you’re in a bit of a rut and could do with a<br />
mini accountability ‘buddy’, then a Fitbit could be<br />
just the ticket.<br />
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